The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-09
DEAD.
Rev, Henry Ward Beecher
~" Gone to His Best.
" PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY
r.,sr.l 20 Take Place at IL 80
The Trnr.dav, at Greenwood
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Death Of Beecher.

Death OF BeoOHOA
New YoEK, March IA meeting u
..-isboners of Plymouth Church
.ne ba,J in tbe lecture room, commenc-
80. "I' nm. The room was CROWDED
-- tsS oaie and female members OF the
o "l, and not few friends
80 otber churches, and there was
rom ROM q drv eve to be seen from Inc
sCatOG-y IN the end of the proceedings
re pFi TiJney, presided. Rev. Dr.. Halnale
NJ. - tie meeting with moving
n in which he desired that their
li:Jro5 pastor might not even be al
i 49, IN seem to suffer, but that he
Io"SN oneediIv attain unto the rest pre-
No. t6r him. After singing a hymn,
PacGS offered prayer and the chair
orl tben read a portion OF scripture,
ma, ancing: Finally, beloved be
long in the Lord and in the power OF
dis night. which is able to keep you
from falling, etc. :. A.
,--or5e were a message to him who was
LING them. because it seemed as
tSo1gb no were born a warrior. In all
TaSt Years he had to fight and to
In st-1,ogIe. there had always been some
tbi1S far them to battle with, and he
bod fongbt the fight. There has never
been a6v finChing, never any turning
back.
The following letter from hrs.
Beecher was read:
. the beloved members Of Plymouth Church:
Icsnnot speak my thanks to each and
eyry one Of you for the sympathy and love
and devotion manifested in these last
no longer speak to you for him
self Then permit me to do it for
him. for myself, and for my fam
lily. Each word from the people so dear
10 your pastors heart has been a comfort
TO a heart WrHng almost to bursting. How
he Eved his church you will only learn in
its fullness when you stand with him in
heaven. To each and every one of you my
earnest thanks and most earnest blessing.
Pray for his wife and children, soon to lose
the trlest companion, the tenderest father,
and ii We must relinquish all pos sIble hope
OF his full recovery, oh, elOVed, pray tnat
his departure may be speedy; that we may
tween lie and death. Pray, If he must
leave US, that before another day dawns he
may receive mis- crown and be forever with
b!s Lord. tsigEedl,
ECNlCE n. BEECh HEN.
NEW YORK, Mach 8.-Henry Ward
Beecher began TO sink slowly after mid
night and the watchers at his bedside
soon saw that the end was near.
Beecher passed quietly away while
asleep. He never recovered conscious
ness after the paralysis Supplied his
mind.
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher died
al 8 80 this morning in presence OF most
OF the members OF his family. Those
present were Col. Il. B. Beecher, his
wife, his daughters. Hattie and Daisy,
and son Henry Ward Baecher, Miss
Edith Beecher, W. c. Beecher and wife,
Rev. Samuel SCOville, Mrs. S. Scoville,
the eldest daughter of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, Miss ScoVille, who has
Just come from the Pacific slope, Miss
Bullard, Rev. S. B. Halliday and wife.
Belle Scotsch, the nurse who has been
with the family many years and was a
special Eavorite of the deceased
preacher; male nurse Riordan. S. V.
white, b. A. Seacomb, one of the trus-
ices OF Plymouth church, and Major J.
B, Pond.
SeacOmb came out at 1870 q. m. and
~ Oil CA4ClllS udu dS vet |
peeu mace for the funeral further than |
providing that they should be carried |
So Gu, Dy hopper, OF Brooklyn. DR.. |
fgSe o ne SAID had noticed change in
cue patents condition at $50 a. m. and |
s Sr,ii-oheu al IN the house to the bed
I a,-s l1S0mentarlly expecting his death,
Soo- Nc fingered much longer than had
c SO anticipated. He passed away
5auG:aAy and almost imperceptib!y,
90 MS last breath without appar-
Ts s Su!Aeripg or return to conscious
said - any degree. Mrs. Beecher
fulIv se eS%oomo bore up wonder
No GU TIu WIN marvellous % lrage.
Beecber was hung on the door,
IA the 7lso - IiaNyihg always objected
sfeJ - ~ - u I ms and the gloom associ-
TnStaa+ 80 = ~ III tne presence of death:
bt' I,nS. a magnificent wreath Of 1owers
a - rom the left side of the dooTwev
Srbi tne Top OF the stoop, comnoSeG If
I nuile and red roses and lilies Of he ~
'. ~ o ,.eu up with white satin
+. al ,,..d 1U.sU It was given out that the
m ,r "a would take place in Greenwood
II SsIsuay next. Some time apo p
o. 9se member of PIvmonIb
me-, 60, appropriated by will snD1 Of
P-otT,.o ~ pace pace statue OF Beecber in
Wo 05sct = Fsrk, after his death. Onincv
~ . " the welI-known scnIntoE uI mbo
n ~ ~ w Tue WORK, will call at the house
~ - a,. GouISs OF the day + ? the nurnose
u 4 aklng plaster cast OF his patpose
sb- = d, intended that any eTaminotio,
~ ,-' DC made OF Beecheris brain org 80
,r Hsys Of Beecher's death snread varr
B- -oaIy to ali parts of the citv s onG
A. A. U ,Cl,.y n may now be said 70 ~. Smu
sirr -l,UuIhlHg. Even those who 5;d 10y
r r;;"ayS concur with Beecber0 GIu p L
their r. d Lao no hesitation In EXPRESSING inc
msrt uteep regret al his death 9 Az. 3
ali pn6Ii IGEs IP; to his memory. flags on
bariumoinc buildings there were ni n@s6 oi ~
G,. i. iI and Mayor Wb;tneIp iac ace "a.
ny NY hall bell tolle6 4 ~ non' nau the
Churcb 10y oy officers of PIvmon nH
tie fnna lasf sunday, to take nbarse Of
fsagema5,t, made the necessary ar
leI eroneo.i Is this morning enS
v S,,ereehce TO the deceasa55;,, ana IN
bell II in % Lowers was hung on the ed door
drape rTS'ead OF the CUSTOMARY H rye c poOg
qi tne funeral will ocenr m r,,,
c ! u services at the cbnrcb On 1,9,u ~
ofsiion. oil VIII deliver the funeral
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